Arthur Dean Quotes
A Soviet diplomat, like a skilled chess player, does not expect his opposite number to give up something for nothing, not even a pawn.
Quotes to Explore
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The only lost cause is one we give up on before we enter the struggle.
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The only right a Christian has is the right to give up his rights.
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Never give up your power to another person.
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Who would ever give up the reality of dreams for relative knowledge?
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You can't join a team and give up on it because you lose a few games or things aren't going well.
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There's moments where I want to break down and cry, but not give up.
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An artist must eat sparingly and give up a normal way of life.
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A diplomat is a man who always remembers a woman's birthday but never remembers her age.
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What we call truths are just those errors that we cannot give up.
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Give up your relentless moralizing, the continual pinpricks which pierce the skin of your fellows. The distinction between good and evil is the sickness of the mind. Give up your morals, and the people will regain a love of their fellows.
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Some people are so worn down by the yoke of oppression that they give up.
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One must learn to give up momentary, uncertain and destructive pleasure for delayed, restrained, but dependable pleasure.
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He will be able to get them if he lives long enough to do it. He was always a diplomat.
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But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself.
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Someone said to me, 'If fifty percent of the experts in Hollywood said you had no talent and should give up, what would you do?' My answer was then and still is, 'If a hundred percent told me that, all one hundred percent would be wrong.'
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Addiction - When you can give up something any time, as long as it's next Tuesday.
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Music is the first thing I didn't give up.
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Chess-players are so unsociable, they are no company for any but themselves.
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I feel like the people realize that if you don't give up, if you work, keep working on what you have less good, you can be able to realize your dream.
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If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.
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During the 80s and 90s, we all became consumed with ourselves. In the 21st century, we've come back to simpler times. People are struggling economically and this has forced them to scale back the material aspects of their lives and realise the beauty of finding the simple joy in being with the people we love.
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A Soviet diplomat, like a skilled chess player, does not expect his opposite number to give up something for nothing, not even a pawn.
